Metal strip for windows.



W. STEGER.

METAL STRIP FOR WINDOWS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 7, 1915.

1 $60,209. Patented Nov. 16, 1915.

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METAL STRIP FOR WINDOWS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 16, 1915.

Application filed July 7, 1915. Serial No. 38,540.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM STEGER, a citizenof the United States, residing at Columbus, in the county of Franklinand State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Metal Strip forWindows, of which the following is a specification.

The device forming the subject matter of this application is a windowstrip construction adapted to keep out air, dust and the like, and to beused in connection with sliding sashes and the window frame whichreceives the sashes.

The invention aims primarily to provide a novel form of carrying memberand to assemble therewith a spring tongue of novel form, the tongue.acting as a closure.

Another object of the invention is to provide a window strip which willnot interfere seriously with the sliding movement of the sashes.

It is within the province of the disclosure to improve generally and toenhance the utility of devices of that type to which the presentinvention appertains.

With the above and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription "proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 shows in longitudinal verticalsection, a window frame carrying sashes equipped with the presentinvention; Fig. 2 is a cross section on the line 22 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 isa detail enlarged from Fig. 1 and applicable, in a general sense, to allforms of the invention; Fig. 4 is a fragmental front elevation of thewindow frame, parts being removed; Fig. 5 is a fragmental verticalsection showing the upper portion of the upper sash of a modifiedconstruction; Fig. 6 IS a fragmental vertical section showing themeeting horizontal rails of a pair of sashes in the modifiedconstruction; Fig. 7 is a fragmental vertical section showing the lowersash of themodified construction cooperating a bend 22 receiving withthe window sill; Fig. 8 is a fragmental horizontal section showing 'amounting of a pair of sashes of the sort shown in Figs. 5, 6 and 7.

In carrying out the invention and referring particularly to Figs. 1, 2,3 and 4, a window frame is shown, the same comprising sides 1, a sill 2,a cap 3, an outer guide strip 4, a strip 6 and a sill plate 7 The uppersash comprises a top bar 8, a bottom bar 9 and stiles 10. In the top 8there is formed a groove 11, one wall of which is inclined as shown at12. f

The invention comprises a carrying member 14 in the form of a stripcoextensive in length with the top bar 8, the carrying member includinga base 15 lying against the under face of the cap 3, and a depending web16, the lower edge of the web 16 being formed into a bend 17 which islaterally extended to form a bead l8 terminating in a lip 19 disposedapproximately parallel tothe web 16.

The invention comprises a resilient tongue in the form of a strip 20,co-extensive in length with the carrying member. The free edge of thetongue lies to one side of the we 16 of the carrying member and isflexed to form a rib 21. The tongue 20 comprises the bend 17 of thecarrying member, a bead 23, receiving the bead 18 of the carryingmember, an outer bend 24 receiving the edge of the lip 19 of thecarrying member, and a lip 25, bound closely and tightly between the lip19 of the carry ing member and the web 16 thereof.

The construction above described is carried out in connection with thesides 1 of the window frame and the stiles .10 of the upper sash. It isnot necessary, therefore, to enumerate all of the parts again, but, inFig. 1, the carrying member is shown at 26 and the tongue at 27, screws28* or other securing elements being employed for connecting thecarrying member 26 with the sides 1 of the window frame.

The, lower sash comprises a top bar 29, a bottom bar 30 and stiles 31.The carrying members which are assembled with the sides 1 of the windowframe and cooperate with the stiles 31 of the lower sash are in- METALSTAMPING 00.,

dicated at 32 and the tongues are indicated The carrying member on thesill 2 which co6perates with the bottom bar 30 of the lower sash appearsat 34 and is of the form hereinbefore described in detail. If desired,however, the carrying member 34 on the carrying member 34 together withtheir respective tongues, are mitered together as shown at 37, adjacentthe lower corners of the window frame. It is therefore possible toremove the screws which hold the various carrying members on the windowframe, to

remove the inner guide strips 6 and the sill plate 7, and to swing thelower sash out of the window frame, horizontally, carrying with it thevarious protecting strips. An extensive tearing to pieces, therefore, isnot necessary to mount in place or to remove the strips forming thesubject matter of this application.

In practical operation, when the u per sash is raised, the inclined wall16 o the groove 11 bears against the rib 21 on the tongue 20 and thus aclosure is effected to one side of the carrying member. The rib 23 bearsagainst the opposite wall of the groove 11 and thus a closure isefiected on the other side of the carrying member.

In connection with those strips which extend vertically, it is to beobserved that two lines of slidin contact only are provided, namelyalong t 1e rib 21 and along the bead 23. The window frames, therefore,slide vertically, without greatly increased friction.

In effecting a closure between the bottom bar 9 of the upper sash andthe top bar 29 of the lower sash, a strip 38 is secured to the bottombar 9 and isbent to form an upstanding flange 39. In the top bar 29 ofthe it wer sash a groove 40 is formed, one wall of which is inclined asshown at 41. The carrying member appears at 42 and comprises a bend 43,a bead 44 and a lip 45 as hereinbefore described. The tongue is shown at46 and its intermediate longitudinal rib appears at 47. The tongue 46includes a bend 48 receiving the bend 43 on the carrying member, a bead49, receiving the bead 44 on the carrying member, a bend 50 receivingthe lip 45 on the carrying member, and a lip 51 bound closely betweenthe lip 45 on the carrying member and the body portion of the carryingmember.

When the lower sash is pushed downwardly or when the upper sash ispushed upwardly until the bars 9 and 29 are in horizontal alinement asshown in Fig. 1, the head 48 on the spring tongue bears against 1 theflange 39 of the strip 38 and the head 48 coacts with the'strip 38proper, the flange 39 being receivedby the inclined wall 41 of thegroove 40.

In Figs. 5, 6, 7 and 8, the construction has been modified slightlv foruse in connection with hollow window sash frames.

In Fig. 5 of the drawings, the cap portion of the window frame appearsat 52 and a strip 53 is attached thereto by means of securing elements54, the strip comprising a downwardly extended, double walled flange 55.The top rail of the upper sash appears at 56 and secured theretoby meansof screws 58' or the like is a carrying member 57 ofiset as shown at 59and comprising a bend 60 and a lip 61. The tongue appears at 62 andcomprises an intermediate longitudinal rib 63, the bend 64 of the tonguecooperating with the bend 60 of the carrying member. The tongue isfurther provided with a bend '65 receiving the free edge of the lip 61on the carrving member, the tongue terminating in a lip 66 bound tightlyagainst the body portion of the carrying member by means of the lip 61on the carrying member. When the top sash is pushed upwardly, the rib 63on the tongue coiiperates with the double walled flange 55 and effects atight closure.

Passing to Fig. 6, wherein the midrall closure is shown, the top rail ofthe lower sash appears at 67 and the bottom ra11 of the uppersashappears at 68. By means of screws 70 or the like, a strip 69 issecured to the rail 67, the strip being bent as shown at 71 to form adepending flange 72. By means of screws 74, a carrying member 73 isattached to the bottom rail 68 of the upper sash, the carrying membercomprising a web 75, a bend 76 and a lip 77. The tongue appears at 78and is provided with a rib 7 9, a bend 80 cotiperating with the bend 76,a bend 81 receiving the free edge of the lip 77, and a lip 82 which isengaged and held by the lip 77 in the manner hereinbefore described.Obviously, when the sashes are in closed position, the rib 79 will coactwith the flange 72.

In Fig. 7 of the drawings, the sill appears at 83 and the bottom rail ofthe lower sash is shown at 84. A strip 85' is secured to the sill 83 bymeans of attaching elements 86 and terminates in an upstanding, double-walled flange 87. The carrying member is shown at 88'and is attached tothe bottom rail 84,'the carrying member being ofli'set as shown at 89and including a bend 90 and a lip 91. The tongue appears at 92 and itslongitudinal intermediaterib is shown at 93. The bend 94 on the tonguereceives the bend 90 of the carrying member, a bend 95 in the tonguereceiving the free edge of the lip 91 of the carrying member, and thelip 96 of the tongue being engaged by the lip of the carrying member asbefore. When the lower sash is pushed downwardly, the bead or rib 93 onthe spring tongue coacts with the double walled flange 87 in a mannerwhich will be obvious from the drawings.

In the horizontal, sectional figure, which is numbered 8, a portion ofthe side frame appears at 97 and the parting strip is shown at 98.Strips 99 are attached to the parting strip 98 and are bent to formdouble walled flanges 100, cooperating respectively with the stile 101of die upper sash and the stile 102 of the lower sas Carrying members103 are applied tothe stiles 101 and 102 and are provided with bends 104and lips 109. The tongues appear at 105 and provided with thelongitudinal ribs 106. Lips 108 on the tongues 105 coact with the lips109 on the carrying members, the bends 108 and 110 receivingrespectively the lips 109 of the carrying members and the bends 104thereof.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. A windowstrip comprising a carrying member having a bend defining a lip; and aspring tongue extended longitudinally of the carrying member at one sidethereof, the tongue having a pair of bends, one of which engages thebend of the carrying member, the other of which receives the lip on theother side of the carrying member.

2. A window strip comprising a carrying member having a bend defining alip; and a spring tongue extended longitudinally of the carrying memberat one side thereof, the

tongue having a pair of bends, one of which engages the bend of thecarrying member,

the other of which receives the lip on the other side of the carryingmember, the tongue being flexed transversely to form an intermediate,longitudinal rib.

3. A window strip comprising a carrying member having a bend and anoutstanding bead having a lip; and a spring tongue extendedlongitudinally of the carrying member and located at one side thereof,the tongue comprising a bend in which the bend of the carrying member isengaged, a bead engaging the bead of the carrying member, and a bendreceiving the lip of the carrying member on the other side of thecarrying member.

4. A window strip comprising a carrying member having a bend and anoutstanding bead having a lip; and a spring tongue extendedlongitudinally of the carrying member and located at one side thereof,the tongue comprising a bend in which the bend of the carrying member isengaged, a bead engaging the bead and a bend receiving the lip of thecarrying member on the other side of the carrying member, the tonguebeing flexed transversely to form an intermediate longitudinal rib.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afiixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses. 1

' WILLIAM STEGER. Witnesses:

E. E. TANNER, INA BARCUS.

of the carrying member,

